Medieval Russian Culture Volume Ii

Author : Michael Flier,Daniel Rowland
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520312685

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Medieval Russian Culture, Volume II by Michael Flier,Daniel Rowland Pdf

A stimulating and provocative collection, these essays challenge received notions about the culture and history of medieval Russia and offer fresh approaches to problems of textual interpretation, the theory of the medieval text, and the analysis of alternative, nonverbal texts. The contributors, international specialists from many disciplines, investigate issues ranging over history, cultural anthropology, art history, and ritual. They have produced a worthy companion to the first volume of Medieval Russian Culture, published in 1984. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.

Author : Daniel Bruce Rowland
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 0520086384

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Medieval Russian Culture by Daniel Bruce Rowland Pdf

A stimulating and provocative collection, these essays challenge received notions about the culture and history of medieval Russia and offer fresh approaches to problems of textual interpretation, the theory of the medieval text, and the analysis of alternative, nonverbal texts. The contributors, international specialists from many disciplines, investigate issues ranging over history, cultural anthropology, art history, and ritual. They have produced a worthy companion to the first volume of Medieval Russian Culture, published in 1984.

Author : James H. Billington
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015079271410

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The Icon and the Axe by James H. Billington Pdf

A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era.

Author : Lazarʹ Fleĭshman,A. L. Ospovat,Fedor B. Poljakov
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Russian literature
ISBN : 3631601107

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From Medieval Russian Culture to Modernism by Lazarʹ Fleĭshman,A. L. Ospovat,Fedor B. Poljakov Pdf

This volume dedicated to Ronald Vroon, Professor of The University of California, Los Angeles, a distinguished scholar of Russian literature, covers a wide range of topics reflecting his broad research interests (various periods in the history of Russian literature in its relationships with visual art, political life, and church). It brings together leading international specialists in the field - Nikolay Bogomolov (Moscow), Aleksandr Dolinin (Madison/WI), Lazar Fleishman (Stanford), Stefano Garzonio (Pisa), Viach. Vs. Ivanov (Moscow-Los Angeles), Marcus Levitt (Los Angeles), Aleksandr Ospovat (Moscow), Fedor Poljakov (Vienna), Roman Timenchik (Jerusalem), Willem Weststeijn (Amsterdam), Viktor Zhivov (Moscow-Berkeley), Aleksandr Zholkovsky (Los Angeles) and others. The book contains 19 contributions in Russian language, and 2 in English.

Author : Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521812276

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The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 1, From Early Rus' to 1689 by Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny Pdf

An authoritative history of Russia from early Rus' to the reign of Peter the Great.

Author : George Vernadsky
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300016476

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Kievan Russia by George Vernadsky Pdf

Looks at the history of Russia during the Kievan period, from 862 to 1237.

Author : Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0521815290

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The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 2, Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 by Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny Pdf

A definitive new history of Russia from early Rus' to the collapse of the Soviet Union

Author : Thomas Riha
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226718446

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Readings in Russian Civilization Volume II by Thomas Riha Pdf

"This new and enlarged version of Readings in Russian Civilization is the result of fairly extensive revisions. There are now 72 instead of 64 items; 20 of the selections are new. The first volume has undergone the least change with 3 new items, of which 2 appear in English for the first time. In the second volume there are 6 new items; all of them appear in English for the first time. The third volume has undergone the greatest revision, with 11 new items, of which 6 are newly translated from the Russian. It is the editor's hope that items left out in the new edition will not be sorely missed, and that the new selections will turn out to be useful and illuminating. The aim, throughout, has been to cover areas of knowledge and periods which had been neglected in the first edition, and to include topics which are important in the study of the Russian past and present. "The bibliographical headnotes have been enlarged, with the result that there are now approximately twice as many entries as in the old edition. New citations include not only works which have appeared since 1963, but also older books and articles which have come to the editor's attention."—From the Editor's Preface ". . . a judicious combination of seminal works and more recent commentaries that achieves the editor's purpose of stimulating curiosity and developing a point of view."—C. Bickford O'Brien, The Russian Review "These three volumes cover quite well the main periods of Russian civilization. The choice of the articles and other material is made by a competent and unbiased scholar."—Ivan A. Lopatin, Professor of Asian and Slavic Studies, University of Southern California

Author : Serge A. Zenkovsky
Publisher : Plume
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1974-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0452010861

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Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles, and Tales by Serge A. Zenkovsky Pdf

First published in 1963, this unique and pioneering anthology has been continuously used as an invaluable text in Russian studies. Containing over sixty selections from the finest of Russia’s medieval authors, much of the material published in this anthology has never before been available in English. Medieval Russian Epics, Chronicles, and Tales is a vital resource for readers interested in learning more about the writings that influenced Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Editor Serge A. Zenkovsky completely revised the text and enlarged the book, adding almost one hundred pages of new material, including: · Sviatoslav’s Early Campaigns · The Siege of Kiev and Olga’s Death · Vladimir Monomakh: Instruction to His Children · Tale of the Life and Courage of the Pious and Great Prince Alexander · Narrative of the Pious Prince Dovmont and His Courage · The Writing of Daniil the Prisoner · Orison on the Life and Death of Grand Prince Dmitry Ivanovich · Afanasy Nikitin’s Journey Across Three Seas · Ivan Funikov: Message of a Nobleman to a Nobleman · Epic of Sukhan · Simeon Polotsky: Excerpt from Ode on the Birth of Peter I · Simeon Polotsky: The Law · Simeon Polotsky: The Merchant Class · Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich: The Rules of Falconry In addition to a comprehensive introduction, the editor has prefaced each selection with detailed information about its literary and historical background, and has included a glossary and brief chronology of Russian history and culture.

Author : Janet Martin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0521368324

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Medieval Russia, 980-1584 by Janet Martin Pdf

This book is a concise and comprehensive narrative history of Russia from 980 to 1584. It covers the history of the realm of the Riurikid dynasty from the reign of Vladimir 1 the Saint, through to the reign of Ivan the Terrible, who sealed the end of his dynasty's rule. Presenting developments in social and economic areas, as well as in political history, foreign relations, religion and culture, Medieval Russia, 980-1584 breaks away from the traditional view of Old Russia as a static, immutable culture, and emphasises the 'dynamic' and changing qualities of Russian society. Janet Martin develops clear lines of argument that lead to conclusions concerning how and why the states and society of the lands of the Rus' assumed the forms and characteristics that they did. Broadly accessible with informative and provocative interpretations, this book provides an up-to-date analysis of medieval Russia.

Author : Юрий Михайлович Лотман,Борис Андреевич Успенский
Publisher : Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures University of Michigan
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Language and culture
ISBN : UOM:39015010853839

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The Semiotics of Russian Culture by Юрий Михайлович Лотман,Борис Андреевич Успенский Pdf

Author : Konstantin V. Kustanovich
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498538343

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Russian and American Cultures by Konstantin V. Kustanovich Pdf

Russia is a great country—both in terms of size and its achievements. It is the largest country in the world and, perhaps, the richest one as well, if one counts all its natural resources combined. The Russian population is well educated and its sciences and technology are quite advanced. It is also a country with political, legal, and economic systems similar to those in Western Europe and North America. What then prevents it from joining the community of Western democratic societies? What makes it always slide back into the habitual mode of authoritarianism, nationalism, and permeating corruption even when formal democratic institutions and structures are installed? Why does it stubbornly resist any attempts to promote democracy and liberalism? Is it because some curse hangs over the country and it always ends up in the hands of a bad government? The author of this book is convinced that the Russian government is just a derivative of the entire population—the entire culture. The book is thus devoted to Russian culture in comparison with Western cultures and the United States in particular. The author begins this juxtaposition at the dawn of Russian history—the Christianization of Russia in the late tenth century. Religion played a tremendous role in shaping Russian tradition from the tenth through the seventeenth centuries. Choosing Greek Orthodoxy Russia made the first and decisive step away from Western Christianity inheriting the Byzantine kind of authoritarianism and banning not only the religious doctrine but also all knowledge coming from the West including Latin. The author also demonstrates how serfdom and the agricultural commune, which lasted virtually into the twentieth century, fostered the culture of collectivism, nationalism, and legal nihilism. The book’s last part explores the psychology of Russian perceptions of the United States—a crucial factor in the relationships between the two countries. Russian culture, the author contends, persists due to inculcating children during the early childhood socialization, thus passing values and myths from generation to generation. This book represents a truly interdisciplinary project employing ideas and research results from such disciplines as cultural and psychological anthropology, social psychology, psychology of child development, sociology, semiology, law, and history of Russia and Russian religion.

Author : Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019796871

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The Russian Court in the Eighteenth Century; Volume II by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy Pdf

A fascinating look at the world of Russian aristocracy during the 18th century, a time when the country was experiencing profound political, social, and cultural changes. Molloy's book offers a window into the lives of the rulers and the ruled, covering topics such as court etiquette, fashion, education, and religion. With its vivid descriptions, rich detail, and engaging style, this book will appeal to anyone interested in Russian history, aristocratic culture, or the roots of modern Russia. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Gerol'd I. Vzdornov
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004305274

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The History of the Discovery and Study of Russian Medieval Painting by Gerol'd I. Vzdornov Pdf

The first study to trace the emergence of the art historical interest in icon painting in the nineteenth century with its evident impact on the course of Russian modernism in the twentieth century.

Author : Maria Taroutina
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780271082554

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The Icon and the Square by Maria Taroutina Pdf

In The Icon and the Square, Maria Taroutina examines how the traditional interests of institutions such as the crown, the church, and the Imperial Academy of Arts temporarily aligned with the radical, leftist, and revolutionary avant-garde at the turn of the twentieth century through a shared interest in the Byzantine past, offering a counternarrative to prevailing notions of Russian modernism. Focusing on the works of four different artists—Mikhail Vrubel, Vasily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, and Vladimir Tatlin—Taroutina shows how engagement with medieval pictorial traditions drove each artist to transform his own practice, pushing beyond the established boundaries of his respective artistic and intellectual milieu. She also contextualizes and complements her study of the work of these artists with an examination of the activities of a number of important cultural associations and institutions over the course of several decades. As a result, The Icon and the Square gives a more complete picture of Russian modernism: one that attends to the dialogue between generations of artists, curators, collectors, critics, and theorists. The Icon and the Square retrieves a neglected but vital history that was deliberately suppressed by the atheist Soviet regime and subsequently ignored in favor of the secular formalism of mainstream modernist criticism. Taroutina’s timely study, which coincides with the centennial reassessments of Russian and Soviet modernism, is sure to invigorate conversation among scholars of art history, modernism, and Russian culture.